James Lamont Edwards, 27, was fatally shot on April 1, 2012, near 26th Avenue and Sprague Street in Omaha. Earlier that day he had been arrested for disorderly conduct following multiple altercations in the parking lot outside Arthur’s Bar near 114th Street and Dodge Road; that bar had been the scene of repeated disturbances, with police called 19 times since June 2011. During the April 1 incident a security guard was injured and hospitalized, and Edwards was one of three people taken into custody.

Approximately 12 hours after his release from custody Edwards was found shot at the 26th and Sprague location. The Omaha Police Department opened an investigation but, as of the last available update, no arrests have been announced and the case remains unsolved. Funeral services were held in Omaha on April 5 and April 6, 2012.

If anyone has information about what happened to James Lamont Edwards on April 1, 2012, please contact the Omaha Police Department.